[TowerTalk] SS galling revisited

[Patrick Greenlee]

Had a chat with my mechanical engineering consultant (MS Mech Eng UCLA  
and 35+ years of hands on experience.)  I mentioned how SS galling was a 
topic of interest to hams especially regarding towers. He gave me this 
tidbit of advice.  Do  N O T  use moly-disulfide based lubricants 
anywhere near salt or brackish water. This would be an issue for for 
coastal or near coastal hams.  What happens is that the chemistry of the 
lubricant in the presence of salt will LOCK the threads.  For this 
reason the Navy does not use Never-seez on subs (my friends specialty 
was a deep diving research sub, The Dolphin - 555), only the copper 
based anti-seize products.

Patrick NJ5G